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in Allergy Adaptations· Cooking Fun with Children· HomeCooking

Chocolate SunButter Rice Krispy Treats

A while back, there was a little bakery that sold peanut butter Rice Krispy treats. Now just that is a treat itself. Even at $1 a piece. The topper was – those krispy treats were topped with chocolate! So, the children and I set out to recreate this specialty with our favorite SunButter. We simply […]

in Free Pastel Tutorials· HomeSchooling

Tree Reflection: A Pastels Tutorial

A fall favorite from 2010… We are still enjoying fall scenes around our house. With that in mind, Nana taught us a pastel lesson with trees, water and reflection. First, we gathered our colors. And, starting with the green, we drew a line for the grass. Not a very thick line, to leave plenty of […]

in Faith & Gratitude· Family Life· Frugal Living· HomeMaking

Homemade Wrapping Paper

Wrapping paper made that old-fashioned way. Oh, the money you can save making your own. Oh, the fun painting time the children get. Just a reminder about how simple… …using a big roll of paper from the warehouse club… carving some slightly past prime potatoes… and using newspaper as a palette… how easy it can […]

in Habits· Helpful Habits· HomeSchooling

Helpful Habit: Chasing An Answer

Photo credit ~Luci, my eldest daughter I’ve been thinking on the helpful habit to share with you this week. The one that stands out for me in watching the children work on their science projects is the habit of carving out time for them to chase after an answer. Switching up the day to allow […]

in Homeless Habits

The habit of assembling together…

assembling yourselves together… “The lighting of the Jewish candle for sabbath brought about the feeling of serenity.  They looked forward to the sabbath. Today’s mostly fragmented Christian family hardly ever seems to look forward to its way of worship, the Lord’s Day, we must ponder the Jewish saying, “More than Israel kept the Sabbath, the Sabbath kept […]

in Allergy Adaptations· Family Life· HomeMaking· Parenting

Egg Challenge: Allergy Friendly Living

Another installment in our recent continuing education with Hodgepodge allergy friendly living. This one originally posted February 23, 2010… Our youngest boy had an allergy challenge today.  Some time ago, he was diagnosed with allergies to egg and peanut. Here’s how it works: In a controlled environment (a clinic, intensive care facility, etc.) the doctor […]

in Allergy Adaptations· HomeMaking· Parenting

Continuing Education: Allergy Friendly Living

We are anticipating Lil’ Buddy’s peanut challenge this week. With that in mind, I thought I’d share our recent history with allergies. This one originally posted December 17, 2009… I think you’ll agree that a parenting prerequisite is continuing education. How do I guide this budding adolescent? What’s the best tactic for surviving the terrific […]

in HomeSchooling· Nature Studies

Fall Leaf Walk is Our Favorite and Our Best

(Photo of leaves Littlest Girl collected in the backyard before we left). We spent a favorite afternoon looking for fall colors. Our favorite because Hodgepodgedad had the day off for Columbus Day. Our best because we headed to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park all together for a fall leaf walk. (Plus we like the BBC […]

in Homeschool Reviews· HomeSchooling

Visual Latin Curriculum Review

Warning. The free lessons you may download and watch will have you hooked. Watch them with your children only if you want to hear… Laughter. Soon followed by, “Can we watch another?” Then after the second introductory lesson, “Can we watch just one more?” “…better to make students laugh than yawn.” ~ visuallatin.com Why should […]